The Celtic manager reckons his 18-goal hitman is deserving of a recall to his national team and a crack at making the squad for Euro 2012.

Stokes upset Trapattoni at the end of last season when he withdrew from the squad for the Carling Nations Cup and the friendly against Italy due to fatigue.

The player has not since been sighted in the national coach’s plans.

However, Stokes has been in electric form this term and is closing in on the 20-goal mark as his team chase a Treble.

Lennon was surprised this week when his striker did not make Trapattoni’s squad for next week’s friendly against Czech Republic and revealed he is ready to make a call to the Italian to state his man’s case.

The Celtic boss said: “Anthony hasn’t played in any of the qualifying games, probably because he pulled out the Irish squad for the Carling Nations Cup when he was feeling tired.

“Trapattoni is most likely looking at the players who got him to Euro 2012 but I think Anthony can’t be ignored because of the way he has been playing.

“I see young James McClean was picked from Sunderland and if Anthony keeps going in the same vein as he is going I will be putting a call into the FAI and saying, ‘I think this kid is worth a look’.

“I’m not going to tell Mr Trapattoni how to do his job. All I’m doing is recommending a player to him who I think is worth a look again.

“Anthony is definitely improving and there is scope for more.

“But if you look at his performance against Hibs last Sunday he gave us everything we ask of him.

“Anthony will always score goals because he has that instinctive movement but the other aspects of his game were short at times.

“But if he can keep that consistency he’ll have a great career ahead of him.

“I don’t know if it’s a personal thing but he’s in form and has scored 18 goals this season.”

Captain Robbie Keane is an automatic selection but back-up strikers Kevin Doyle, Shane Long, Jon Walters and Simon Cox have scored just six more than Stokes between them this term.

Lennon hopes playing in the SPL is not being held against Stokes and added: “Are there any other Irish boys in Scotland in the squad? I don’t think it should be an issue.

“He’s played consistently well for a big club, under pressure, every week.

“Anthony has scored a lot of goals and proved he can find the net in Europe by scoring two against Rennes.

“It might have been in people’s minds about whether he could make the step up but he has done it this season for us.”

Stokes is set to lead the line with Gary Hooper against Dunfermline tonight as Celtic look to open a 20-point lead at the summit of the SPL.

Lennon is determined there will be no let-up after Sunday’s 5-0 destruction of Hibs and said: “There is always room for improvement and there is a belief in the squad.

“Even before the administration saga they were playing with it. Look at the performance at Tynecastle two weeks ago.